Famous Quotes

"The right thing and the easy thing are never the same."

"It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform."

"Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create."

"Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. But a great artist-a master-and that is what Auguste Rodin was-can look at an old woman, protray her exactly as she is...and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be...and more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo, or even you, see that this lovely young girl is still alive, not old and ugly at all, but simply prisoned inside her ruined body. He can make you feel the quiet, endless tragedy that there was never a girl born who ever grew older than eighteen in her heart...no matter what the merciless hours have done to her. Look at her, Ben. Growing old doesn't matter to you and me; we were never meant to be admired-but it does to them."

"Living is Easy with Eyes Closed."

"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living."

"I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end."

"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful"

"What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms."

"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change."

"Pain is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give us that wind against our faces."

"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?"

"Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you."

"Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them."

"Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat."

"My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it."

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made."

"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude."

"I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why."

"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster."

"Don't let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It's your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don't let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others' prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure."